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Pre 1940s Stetson Westerns

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c.1910s/20s (?) Stetson no.1 in Boss of the Plains style

Hat came with some extras behind the sweatband bearing the original owners phone number and address. i was able to find Mr. Klump in a 1923 registry for the University of California.

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That's a great find in so many ways, Justin. Thanks for posting it.
 

splintercellsz

I'll Lock Up
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1920s Stetson no.1 Quality western

This hat is black felt, and has a single cord hat band/ribbon. The brim is a raw edge.

Inside, we find a label that reads "MAJ. GEN. C. C. HAFFNER, JR", which leads me to believe that Maj. Gen. Haffner was an owner of this example.

Maj. Gen Haffner served during World War II, he commanded the 58th Field Artillery Brigade, made up of the 122nd, 123rd and 124th Field Artillery regiments. He later became a major general and commander of the 103rd Infantry Division of the Seventh Army. After military service, he became the chairman of the R.R. Donnelly and Sons Company, printers in Chicago (where he worked before the war).
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